He focuses on stability operations and interagency coordination in both the public and private sectors.
[2] He was Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council (NSC)[3] where he coordinated Bosnia and Kosovo policy to help bring and end to the Balkan wars.
Dowling is the acting president of IDS International, a "smart power" national security firm that trains the US Army and Marines in sophisticated operations.
He leads an IDS team with a vast array of stability operations, interagency, reconstruction and regional expertise.
[5] After founding IDS International in 2001, Dowling helped the company become a provider in training[6] on interagency coordination in conflict zones that included Iraq[7] and Afghanistan.